Patch Adam

This incredible film staring Robin William's is about a man who believed he could change people's lives for the better. He was born May 28, 1945, in Washington, United States. His full name is Hunter "Patch" Adams. His father fought all of World War 2 and the war in Korea. Patch, and his family lived on the army base. They spent their last 7 years with their father in Germany when he died in 1961. His father was not around a lot he did not have a good relationship with him making him feel like he didn't have a father. His mother was a schoolteacher and taught him to be the caring person he is today. After his father's death they returned to Virginia, where he was put in a school full of white people. He was hospitalized 3 times for standing up to racism. When he was 18 years old he realized he wants to help people through medicines. He received his medical degree at the Medical College of Virginia. Him and a group of friends started a place called Gesundheit Institute where they practiced for 12 years, their policy was "1) no charge 2) no health insurance reimbursement 3) no malpractice insurance 4) 3 to 4 hour initial interview with the patient 5) home as hospital 6) integration of all the healing arts 7) integration of medicine with performance arts, arts and crafts, nature, agriculture, education, recreation and social service 8) the health of the staff is as important as the health of the patient."-Patch Adams. Patch goes around the world clowning around to put smiles on everyone's face. 

I love this movie because it's very interesting and thoughtful. All he wants is to help other through some of the hardest times in their lives and lift some of the weight off their shoulders by putting a smile on their faces so that they can spend the rest of their days happy. Not everyone thinks about helping people in that way normally we think a doctor is there to treat the patient so that they can go home to their families, but there is so much more to it. When you're happy you forget about all the things in your life that aren't going as expected you forget about all the bad things and all you think about is the present and how happy you are nobody wants to die sad, miserable and in pain. I think what Patch is doing for people is very important and we need more people like him in the world.

Links

http://www.patchadams.org/patch-adams/